Wellness Articles

Help! I'm the worst snack mom!

What should you do when your kids balk at the nutritious snacks you picked out for scouts, sports and other group activities? They complain none of the other moms send the yucky stuff, and they want you to send cookies, sodas and snack cakes too. Should you cave or remain firm in your decision to provide only wholesome food? Click here for article.

Key to a Healthy Weight: Sleep!

If you think your child gets enough sleep, think again. This article describes why kids may be lacking enough sleep and what you can do about it. Click here for article.

Breakfast: The Key To Learning

_Before you send your kids out the door and off
to school there may be something they're missing—and it's not their backpacks
or lunches. Click here for article.

_Healthy Weights for Healthy Teens

_Are you
a busy teen with no time for diets or complicated eating plans? Not a problem.
All it takes are some simple and smart eating choices to make a big difference
in how you feel, both physically and mentally. Here are four tasty ways to get
the nutrients you crave and have a healthy weight at the same time. Click here for article.

Kids on the Move

_Why are more and more teenagers less and less
active? Perhaps it's the family pattern they "inherited." But for
every reason teens give, there's an easy, often fun solution. Offer these tips
as starters to teens. Click here for article.

Teen Nutrition for Fall Sports

_Fall is a great season for stop-and-go sports
such as soccer, football and basketball. Your teen athlete needs power for
quick, strong moves, and endurance for practices and games. But how do you make
sure that your active teen gets the necessary nutrients to fuel both? Here are
four key tips to follow. Click here for article.